Chapter 14

Hearing Timothy's words stunned Zachary. That anger in his eyes faded into confusion. They had said such things about her before? Had he always chosen to let it slide when it happened? He combed through his memories to think of something he could refute with. However, he realized Timothy was right. This wasn't the first time they had belittled Yvette. Regardless of whether she wasn't there or they were talking in Fianese, he had chosen to stay silent. He would only speak up a little when they said it to her face. But that didn't really count for anything, did it? He was just pretending for Yvette's sake in those moments. His silence was more telling of how he truly thought. He found himself speechless at this point. He couldn't do anything except pour himself another glass of wine and chug it. At the same time, Zachary felt hope rising up in his heart. Yvette had a gambling addict for a father and a sickly mother. Now that she was out of work, would she really come back to h